Is Murray Now An All Time Great?

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With Murray's amazing win over Federer to clinch what some describe as the ultimate prize in tennis... a shiny Olympic gold medal does this finally seal his place amongst the all time tennis greats? After all unlike a slam the Olympics come round only once every four years. Also Murray was playing for his country and for us. He is perhaps the ultimate "peoples" champion. Not only that but by defeating both Federer and Djokovic in his quest he has in all probability broken their spirits and at the same time gained the mental strength never to be beaten again. Of course Nadal was never the same sort of threat to Murray even when he was fully fit as Murray proved by crushing him in slam matches at both the US Open and the AO. Will Murray now be able to take his rightful place as a true tennis great?



I admit I didn't see the medal or watch the match as I was watching Louis Smith and Max Whitlock win silver and bronze in the dramatic final of the men's pommel horse. But even though I didn't watch I'm sure Murray's medal looked as shiny as a gold medal can look and that Federer played an amazing match but it still wasn't good enough for the mighty Murray.

This is a joke right?

No the murray fans are very serious about their Andy. No joke, why do you think it is unfounded?

Incrediblexman wrote:This is a joke right?

You must remember that this is one person's opinion. Personally, and I am a big Murray fan, he will need to win not just one slam but quite a few before he'd be considered an all-time great and I am sure there are other Murray fans here who would agree with me.

CaledonianCraig wrote:

Incrediblexman wrote:This is a joke right?

You must remember that this is one person's opinion. Personally, and I am a big Murray fan, he will need to win not just one slam but quite a few before he'd be considered an all-time great and I am sure there are other Murray fans here who would agree with me.

Count me in on that CC. Winning the gold medal, especially beating the No2(Bo3) and No1(Bo5) without losing a set or service game, was excellent but does not make him an all time great. I personally don't care if he becomes considered an all time great of the game. I just want him him to win at least one slam.

Murray needs to win a couple of slams and also beat Federer, Nadal and Djokovic en route.

He has a terrible record against the top 3 in grand slam events and he will need to beat them to win majors.

If in 2 years time Murray has won 3 majors and defated Nadal, Federer and Djokovic en route to or in the finals themselves then yeah.

He is very capable and I really want to see it happen as a Murray fan, I want to see him get anohter shot at Nadal at Wimby, Djokovic at the Australian Open and one last shot at Federer in a GS final, preferably Wimbledon.

hawkeye wrote:CaladonianCraig

If you are just talking about how shiny Murray's gold medal looks in this country alone then of course it looks more shiny than Nadals Olympic gold.

Likewise if you are talking about Murray being a "British" all time great it is a smaller club therefore he has a better chance of being admitted. I would say that his Olympic medal would gain him admittance. Of course he wouldn't be able to sit at the top table with Fred Perry, Virginia Wade, Sue Barker, Anne Jones and Christine Trueman. He would have to sit with Greg, John, Tim, Angela Buxton and Patricia Ward Hales. I would guess he would try and bag his seat quickly otherwise he might find himself sandwiched between his "buddies" Greg and John... but at least he wouldn't have to sit next to Virginia.

However this article wasn't specifically about Murray's standing amongst British players.

Is Andy allowed to move table now ?

richly deserved...